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Barbs and beards from Babiš as crunch Czech election test looms
Behind in the polls, the former PM has resorted to a no-holds-barred attack on his presidential rival, Petr PavelThe former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš faces a potentially career-defining reckoning this weekend when voters deliver their verdict i…
Why did Russia invade Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation
Russia outlaws Meduza in attempt to stamp out independent news
Outlet declared ‘undesirable’, with journalists, sources and donors facing threat of prosecutionRussia has declared the news outlet Meduza an “undesirable organisation”, in effect outlawing one of the country’s best-known sources of independent reporti…
Putin’s Ukraine invasion has pushed Sweden and Finland to join Nato – but Turkey is blocking it
The burning of a Quran at a weekend protest in Sweden has hardened Turkey’s resolve against an expansion of the defence alliance, writes Borzou Daragahi. It also offers President Erdogan a chance to look strong ahead of elections in May
Ukraine war: Total number of civilian casualties in Putin’s invasion
Russia’s invasion is fast approaching the one year mark
Feline uncertain? Cats do give clues if the fur’s about to fly, study finds
Study of 105 pairs of interacting felines decodes the cat behaviour that puzzles humans – and flags up the unsubtle battle cry of claws and yowlingWhen cats get together it can be difficult to tell rough and tumble play from a full-blown scrap. Now res…
Ukrainian security service ‘needs cleanout’ after arrest of accused spy
Former security official Viktor Yahun says Ukraine’s SBU agency has long been overly close to Russia’s FSBRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe arrest of a high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence agent accused of spying for Russia has highlighted the…
Danes ‘furious’ over plan to abolish public holiday to fund defence budget
Union leader says cancelling religious holiday dating from 1600s is threat to Danish welfare modelThe Danish government’s plan to abolish a public holiday to help fund the defence budget amid the war in Ukraine is putting Denmark’s cherished welfare mo…
Authorities shut down HIVE ransomware infrastructure, provide decryption tools
Europol supported the German, Dutch and US authorities in taking down the infrastructure of the prolific HIVE ransomware. This international operation involved authorities from 13 countries in total. Law enforcement identified the decryption keys and s…